Board Meeting Agendas September, 2012
- Date/Time:
- September 20, 2012 at 9:00 AM*
- Location:
- Stephen F. Austin Building, 1700 N. Congress, Room 170, Austin, Texas
- Resource:
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1. Consider approval of the August 16, 2012 Board Meeting minutes. Board Agenda #01 Document
REPORTS
2. Contract Status Report regarding the status of pending contracts that are under development and executed contracts that have been previously approved by the Board. (David Carter) Board Agenda #02 Document
3. Financial Assistance Programs Performance Report regarding loan and grant commitment activity. (Jeff Walker) Board Agenda #03 Document
4. Report on activities relating to the Economically Distressed Areas Program, including the EDAP Status Report. (Mireya Loewe) Board Agenda #04 Document
CONSENT
5. Consider approval of the annual review of the Board's investment policy and strategies. (Finance Committee Item No. 2) (Piper Montemayor) Board Agenda #05 Document
6. Consider approving the Board's Debt Management Policy. (Finance Committee Item No. 3) (Piper Montemayor) Board Agenda #06 Document
7. Consider approving by resolution, the establishment of a new tax-exempt lending rate scale for the Economically Distressed Areas Program. (Finance Committee Item No. 5) (Monica Galuski) Board Agenda #07 Document
8. Consider approving by resolution: (a) a request from the Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority (Donley County) for the Board's approval of the issuance of Additional Bonds; and (b) authorization for the Executive Administrator to take all actions necessary to effect the Board's approval (Jim Bateman/Piper Montemayor) Board Agenda #08 Document
9. Consider approving by resolution, a request from Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority (Travis and Williamson Counties) (Authority) for approval to amend the resolutions issued by the Authority for the cities of Round Rock, Cedar Park and Leander in June, 2009 pursuant to TWDB Resolution No. 08-03, to resolve an inconsistency relating to when the Authority must submit annual audits. (Michelle McFaddin) Board Agenda #09 Document
10. Consider approving by resolution, a request from the City of McAllen (Hidalgo County) for financial assistance in the amount of $7,808,511, consisting of $6,655,000 in loan and $1,153,511 in loan forgiveness from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund to finance wastewater system improvements, utilizing the pre-design funding option. (Dain Larsen) Board Agenda #10 Document
11. Consider approving by resolution, a request from the City of Comanche (Comanche County) for financial assistance in the amount of $1,269,750 consisting of $705,000 in loan and $564,750 in loan forgiveness from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to finance water system improvements, utilizing the pre-design commitment option. (Jessica Zuba) Board Agenda #11 Document
12. Consider approving by resolution, a request from the City of Menard (Menard County) for financial assistance in the amount of $1,087,000 consisting of $550,000 in loan and $537,000 in loan forgiveness from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to finance water system improvements utilizing the pre-design commitment option. (Caaren Skrobarczyk) Board Agenda #12 Document
13. Consider approving by resolution, a request from the City of Paris (Lamar County) for financial assistance in the amount of $3,400,778, consisting of $2,900,000 in loan and $500,778 in loan forgiveness from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to finance water system improvements, utilizing the pre-design commitment option. (Dain Larsen) Board Agenda #13 Document
14. Consider approving by resolution, a request from the City of Ranger (Eastland County) for financial assistance in the amount of $1,612,761 consisting of $895,000 in loan and $717,761 in loan forgiveness from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to finance the water system improvements, utilizing the pre-design commitment option. (Caaren Skrobarczyk) Board Agenda #14 Document
15. Consider approving by resolution, a request from the City of Alpine (Hudspeth County) for financial assistance in the amount of $204,000 consisting of a $102,000 grant and a $102,000 loan from the Economically Distressed Areas Program for acquisition and design costs relating to wastewater system improvements. (Jessica Zuba) Board Agenda #15 Document
16. Consider approving by resolution, a request from the Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District (Carson, Gray, Wheeler, Donley, Armstrong, Potter, and Roberts Counties) for a loan in the amount of $2,000,000 from the Agricultural Water Conservation Program to provide financing for an agricultural water conservation program. (Javier Pena) Board Agenda #16 Document
17. Consider approval of: (a) the prioritization of applications submitted for financial assistance from the Water Infrastructure Fund and the State Participation Account; and (b) setting a subsidy of 100 basis points for loans funded with the proceeds of Water Infrastructure Fund bonds issued in fiscal year 2013. (Darrell Nichols/Dan Hardin/Piper Montemayor/Jim Bateman) Board Agenda #17 Document
18. Consider authorizing staff to publish a Request for Applications for a total amount not to exceed $400,000 from the Research and Planning Fund for Regional Water and Wastewater Facility Planning Grants. (David Meesey) Board Agenda #18 Document
19. Consider authorizing staff to publish a Request for Applications for a total amount not to exceed $900,000 from the Research and Planning Fund for Flood Protection Planning Grants. (Gilbert Ward) Board Agenda #19 Document
20. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to negotiate and execute contracts for funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to update floodplain maps in accordance with FEMA's RiskMAP Program. (Jim Scott) Board Agenda #20 Document
REGULAR
21. Briefing, discussion, and consider approving the Texas Water Development Board's Legislative Priorities Report to the 83rd Legislature. (Wendy Foster) Board Agenda #21 Document
22. Consider authorizing a Portfolio Sale and Servicing Agreement between the Texas Water Resources Finance Authority and the Texas Water Development Board. (Piper Montemayor/Ingrid Hansen) Board Agenda #22 Document
23. Briefing and discussion concerning the 2013 Clean Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grant. (Stacy Barna/Ken Petersen) Board Agenda #23 Document
24. Briefing, discussion, and consider approving by resolution, a request from the City of Brownwood (Brown County) for a loan in the amount of $12,000,000 from the Texas Water Development Fund to fund a direct re-use project, utilizing the pre-design funding option. (Caaren Skrobarczyk) Board Agenda #24 Document
25. Briefing and discussion on the guidance and methodology for water conservation reporting that is being developed under Texas Water Code §16.403(b); and consider authorizing: (a) publication of proposed amendments to 31 Texas Administrative Code Section 363.15 relating to Required Water Conservation Plan; and (b) the subsequent publication of notice of adoption of the rulemaking if no substantive comments require Board consideration. (Comer Tuck/Jim Bateman) Board Agenda #25 Document
26. Briefing, discussion, and consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to: (a) publish the proposed repeal of 31 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 356 relating to Groundwater Management; and (b) publish for adoption proposed 31 TAC Chapter 356, relating to Groundwater Management. (Larry French/Joe Reynolds) Board Agenda #26 Document
27. Briefing, discussion, and possible action on the report Activities and Recommendations of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee: A Report to the 83rd Legislature. (Larry French) Board Agenda #27 Document
28. Briefing and discussion on drought conditions in the state of Texas. (Mark Wentzel) Board Agenda #28 Document / Handouts for Board Agenda #28 (zip)
29. The Board will receive comments from the public.
30. The Board may recess into Executive Session to consult with its attorneys regarding any posted matter in which the Board may seek the advice of its attorneys under Government Code §551.071 and will reconvene in open session for any appropriate action on any matter considered in Executive Session.
The next regular meeting of the Texas Water Development Board is scheduled for Wednesday, October 17, 2012.
* The Texas Water Resources Finance Authority will meet prior to the meeting of the Texas Water Development Board also scheduled for this time.